That is indeed the only way to win. Had I more sense than ambition, I'd have stayed in Highgarden and wed to the heir of some great House or another. [a slightly hysterical giggle] Perhaps they'd have wed me to Robb Stark?
[thoughtfully] But . . . no. Had I it to do over, I would have made the same choices. For they brought me here. As much as I despise the so-called gods, they gave me a second chance and I found a love, one who valued me for me, not for my name or for what my gold could purchase. I'd have never learned to--to know myself the way I do now. And I like that self. More than I did the one who wore the crown in King's Landing.
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[thoughtfully] But . . . no. Had I it to do over, I would have made the same choices. For they brought me here. As much as I despise the so-called gods, they gave me a second chance and I found a love, one who valued me for me, not for my name or for what my gold could purchase. I'd have never learned to--to know myself the way I do now. And I like that self. More than I did the one who wore the crown in King's Landing.